There are privacy issues. Can a person remain anonymous and release an
image of themselves. If so, how, in the case of Commons or Wikipedia?


Yes, through trusted OTRS representatives that understand the need for privacy. I'd happily sign a contract with the Wikimedia Foundation "swearing" myself to secrecy. While transparency might be a key for Wikimedia, anonymity is also another important feature and option for users. There can be a simple template that affirms that this individual has verified their information - even if it requires the OTRS agent who signs up for the task to go above and beyond to verify content (i.e. a copy of identification, phonecall, I don't know - I'm just throwing out ideas) - and do our best to trust people and our work.


-Sarah



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